Name: Software ate the world, is AI eating software?
Start: 2026-05-27T09:45:00+0200
End: 2026-05-27T10:15:00+0200

Software ate the world, is AI eating software?

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Wednesday May 27, 2026 09:45 - 10:15 CEST

👾 DEV/TECH ARENA

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In 2011, Marc Andreessen famously declared: *"Software is eating the world"*. Today, with the massive adoption of Generative AI, a new existential question is echoing through the tech industry: is AI eating software... and our jobs along with it?

Fueled by mind-blowing code generation demos, the myth of the disappearing Software Engineer is stubbornly persistent. Yet, the reality on the ground is far more nuanced. While AI excels at generating simple solutions or writing code in languages heavily represented in open-source repositories (like Python or JavaScript), its limitations become glaringly obvious when faced with complex algorithms or languages with limited training data.

In this talk, as Directors of Engineering, we will look past the hype to analyze what the future truly holds for our industry. We will tackle the real challenges awaiting our development teams, which are far removed from simply being replaced by machines.

**Key Takeaways:**

* **The Myth of the Obsolete Engineer:** Why the end of software engineering is an illusion, and where the real limits of AI lie (algorithmic complexity, lack of training data for specific or proprietary tech).
* **The Vendor Lock-in Trap:** How reliance on large AI models is redrawing the landscape of technological lock-in for our architectures.
* **The New Skill Matrix:** How to rethink the career path from Junior to Senior in an era where AI handles writing the "easy" code.
* **The Impact on the Broader Ecosystem:** Engineering doesn't operate in a vacuum. How does the AI era redefine the roles and interactions of QA, Support, Product Management, and Ops?

Whether you are a Software Engineer seeking direction for your career, an Engineering Manager preparing your team for the future, or a stakeholder in the tech ecosystem, join us to map out the true challenges of this new era. Code isn't dead, but the way we build it has changed forever.

Speakers

Serguei Smirnov

Director of Engineering, Decathlon

I am Serguei Smirnov, currently Director of Engineering HR & Finance at Decathlon Digital. I started my career 20 years ago hands-on in the code as a developer, before spending nearly 16 years at ADEO Group. There, I had the opportunity to lead major international transformation projects... Read More →

Marco Mornati

Decathlon

**Marco Mornati**
*Director of Engineering, Decathlon Digital*

Marco Mornati is the Director of Engineering at Decathlon Digital, where he leads teams in building global omnichannel retail experiences. With over 20 years of experience spanning DevOps, scalable cloud architecture, and software engineering, Marco is a passionate advocate for "Happiness-Driven... Read More →

Wednesday May 27, 2026 09:45 - 10:15 CEST
👾 DEV/TECH ARENA 135 Rue Sadi Carnot, Ronchin, France

Dev / Tech, Talk